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Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... for pericardial effusion ... for causes of PH ... Shah @HFpEF #Pulmonary ... #Hypertension #PH
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
ventilation to perfusion ... elimination of CO2 & pH ... as metastatic pulmonary ... Pulmonary Diseases ... granulomatosis • Abnormal perfusion
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Tachycardia > 100 BPM ... Consider IL NS/LR infusion ... Tamponade - Pulmonary
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Alkalemia: • pH ... = Acidemia • pH ... Metabolic: pH ... - Rapid saline infusion ... Classically” noted with pulmonary
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
Fluid Overload (pulmonary ... molecules via diffusion ... uremia, lytes, pH ... uremia, lytes, pH ... both convection & diffusion
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6th ED
ICU-card
«ICU, Formulas & Drugs»
HEMODYNAMIC PATTERNS
Condition
SAP
CVP

PAP PCWP

CO C(a-v)02 PVR

SVR
Hypovolemic shock
↓
↓
↓
↓
↓
↑
↑
↑
Cardiogenic shock
↓
1
↑
1

1
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Septic shock
↓
↓
↓
↓
↑
↓
↓
↓
Cardiac Tamponade
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↑
↑
1
↓

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RV
→ ↓ → →↑ Pulmonary ... Fraction HR 60-90 bpm ... +2PDP)/3 Mean Pulmonary ... 6000-12000 mmHg*bpm ... DP-PCWP Coronary Perfusion
Plankton Sign in Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
Typically highly suggestive of hemothorax
In this patient:
  PH
Sign in Pleural Effusion ... this patient: PH ... Sign #Pleural #Effusion ... ultrasound #lung #pulmonary
Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion (CPPE) on Pleuroscopy

We know that pH can vary in different locules in CPPE.
Parapneumonic Effusion ... We know that pH ... Parapneumonic #Pleural #Effusion ... clinical #thoracic #pulmonary
RHEUMATOID LUNG DISEASE:
•	RA-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD).
•	Pleural disease (pleural thickening/effusions).
•	Airway disease (Both upper & lower airway).
•	Rheumatoid
pleural thickening/effusions ... RHEUMATOID EFFUSION ... ratio < 0.5 • pH ... Pulmonary function ... Rheumatoidlungdisease #rheumatoid #effusion